It's been a while since we've featured a great vintage Rolex, and by a while we mean exactly 11 days (that is assuming you consider this a "great vintage Rolex"). Rolex is clearly a favorite of ours and we never stop being amazed by how many variations of the same watch exist all over the world. If you told us we were going to find a yellow-faced Rolex Daytona Paul Newman with the Brighton Barons logo on it, we'd believe you, because anything is possible (we would also sell our homes, girlfriends, and family members to acquire it).

One of the most popular vintage Rolexes around these days is the Milgauss, a watch that Rolex once couldn't GIVE away to customers. We have featured a few of varying quality and provenance, and today we are bringing you another one.

This one is, however, a little bit different, and we mean that in a good way. It is signed by Tiffany & Co., which as you should know by now, adds A LOT of value in terms of desirability among collectors and actual dollar value. It is was sold by Tiffany's in the mid to late 1970s, but the case number indicates an earlier production date. As we've said before, these Milgauss Rolexes were undeniably unpopular, and it is very likely this watch sat around for years before someone meandered into 727 5th Avenue and plunked down some coin for it.

The watch is 100% original and in excellent condition. This, friends, is a watch worth investing in. A vintage Milgauss alone is worth looking into, one signed by Tiffany's is worth really looking into. Our friends at 10pastTen are asking $32,000 for this vintage Rolex, a fair price indeed.

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Friday March 3, 2012

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